title: A mental health initiative to enhance schizophrenia treatment efficacy.
abstract: Improving patient outcomes while containing costs can be a challenging goal to achieve. This article describes the initiatives undertaken by one mental health department to improve medication adherence among patients with schizophrenia by increasing psychoeducation, psychosocial services, and use of long-acting injectable antipsychotic agents. Achievement of this objective depended on a sustained departmental education program. The successful clinical outcome also significantly reduced the hospitalization and costs.
authors.affiliation: West Island Health and Social Services Centre, Pointe Claire, QC, Canada. frlalla@videotron.ca
authors.forename: Fiore
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lalla
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arshoff
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002170:Canada; D003363:Cost Control; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008605:Mental Health Services; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations